Profile family and tooling
A line may have enough hours but lack the correct die, calibrator, embossing, or downstream equipment. Group related profile families only when the actual tool and line pairing is valid.
Profile extrusion scheduling
Production scheduling for profile extrusion complexity
Build a floor-ready profile schedule around tooling, profile family, color, resin, calibration, cooling limits, and achievable feet per minute.
30 days free · No credit card required · No automatic charge
Who this is for
Built for the people accountable for the next run
Schedulers coordinating many lower-volume profile SKUs across shared tooling and calibration assets.
Production and operations managers handling color, resin, surface-finish, and packaging changes through the week.
Owners of growing profile plants where spreadsheets no longer expose capacity or delivery risk clearly.
Real scheduling constraints
Open hours are not the same as usable capacity
Cooling and calibration
Feet/minute is often limited downstream, not by nominal extruder output. Store the demonstrated rate for the line/profile combination rather than relying on a motor or screw rating.
Color, resin, and finish
Sequence natural and light colors before darker compounds where practical, and allow for purge, surface inspection, coextrusion, or protective-film setup.
Cut length and packaging
Cut, punch, print, bundle, or reel requirements can change the usable line rate and labor plan even when the cross-section is similar.
Order-to-schedule example
From demand to a traceable production run
- 1 · Capture the order
Order: 48,000 ft of a gray rigid-PVC window profile, 12-ft cut lengths, due next Wednesday, using Tool P-214 and a calibrated line rate of 18 ft/min.
- 2 · Build the plan
RunMark limits the choice to lines approved for the profile and tool setup, calculates duration from the selected line rate, and reserves the planned color/tooling change before the production block.
- 3 · Release and label
The schedule exposes the calculated completion against the due date. When the run is released, labels use its product, line, run, date, order, and unit information without a separate rekeying step.
One connected workflow
The production facts stay attached to the run
Line capability
Map each profile or family to the lines and downstream cells that can actually hold tolerance and finish.
Throughput
Plan using demonstrated feet/minute by profile and line, including cooling and calibration limits.
Changeovers
Account for die, calibrator, color, resin, coextrusion, print, cut, and packaging setup.
Due dates
Calculate run windows and surface orders that need a different line, sequence, or promise date.
Traceability
Carry the scheduled run identity into bundle, carton, or unit label records.
Spreadsheet scheduling compared
Replace fragile cells with shared production context
| Spreadsheet workflow | RunMark workflow |
|---|---|
| Tool and calibrator conflicts are discovered in a morning meeting. | Capability is checked while assigning the run. |
| Every profile inherits a generic feet/minute assumption. | Rates can reflect the actual profile/line combination. |
| Color and resin transitions sit in cell comments. | Setup time occupies visible schedule capacity. |
| Packaging labels are typed from an order printout. | Run data feeds the label record directly. |
Relevant RunMark capabilities
Enough structure for the floor, without ERP overhead
- Profile and variant records
- Eligible-line configuration
- Feet/minute production rates
- Changeover-aware time blocks
- Excel order intake
- Schedule status workflow
- PDF unit and bundle labels
Start with one real week of production
Model one profile family and one line first, then add the rest of the active schedule. There is no ERP rollout or mandatory integration project. The 30-day trial starts without a card.
Frequently asked questions
Practical questions from extrusion teams
Can different profiles run at different feet-per-minute rates on the same line?
Yes. Production rates can reflect the product and line combination, which is important when calibration, cooling, or downstream work changes the achievable speed.
Can RunMark prevent two runs from using the same physical tool?
RunMark makes line capability and schedule timing explicit. Shared-tool availability should be represented in the team’s scheduling process; it is not presented as a dedicated tool-room reservation system.
How are color changes handled?
Schedulers can reserve setup time and sequence runs using the product, resin, and color information available to the team.
Can we import an existing order spreadsheet?
Yes. RunMark supports Excel order import as well as direct order entry.
Are labels connected to the production run?
Yes. Label records are created after a scheduled run is selected and use information from that production record.
Is a credit card required for the trial?
No. The 30-day trial requires no credit card and creates no automatic charge.